Manufacturing Engineer
Location: US, CA, San Francisco
Department: Supply & Chain
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Function: Supply Chain

Company profile:
Come on in.Welcome to August Smart Lock.The August Smart Lock is the secure, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock. Now you can control who can enter and who can’t—without the need for keys or codes. And you can do it all from your smartphone or computer.August builds products that make life simpler by allowing physical environments to respond seamlessly to people’s behavior. We believe in building quality experiences for our customers through elegance and simplicity. We have a lot planned for the future, and are looking to build a team eager to join the ride. Who we are looking forAugust values multi-skilled engineers who are just as passionate about crafting secure, yet beautiful experiences for our customers as we are. We expect our software developers to be comfortable working in multiple programming languages and to be enthusiastic about learning new things. We do have high standards. Our product aesthetic extends to our code. We expect our hardware engineers to be obsessive about things like power consumption and reliability. If you look at everyday objects and believe they can be made more intelligently, we are looking for you.Things we are buildingA peerless security infrastructureiOS, Android and other mobile applicationsA compelling and intuitive web dashboardSensor-laden hardware devicesRobust customer intelligence toolsAn ecommerce system

Job description:
OverviewAugust is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer who will monitor the quality and efficiency performance for suppliers and contract manufacturer. Drive continuous improvement through process development, root cause analysis and systematic problem solving. The Manufacturing Engineer will work directly with factories to produce fixtures and molds to support improving manufacturing, assembly, testing and QA processes.Please note - local San Francisco Bay Area candidates ONLY.  No relocation.  Principals only.ResponsibilitiesDesign and debug manufacturing processes and procedures.Continuous improvement of manufacturing methods.Work hand in hand with production technicians to enhance manufacturing processes and troubleshoot issues.Provide technical guidance to manufacturing personnel.Serve as the lead in determining the root cause of persistent problems.Provide analysis and assist with capital equipment justifications.Assist in the maintenance of material specifications, product drawings, and routing sheets.Assume other special activities and responsibilities from time to time as required.Work with new product team to influence design for ease of manufacturing.Continually strive to balance and optimize line throughput, including efforts to minimize any downtime.Work with vendors to drive improvements in efficiencies, process yields and cost reductions.Manage a variable workload to meet/exceed key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as yield, on time delivery, throughput, process capability, OEE and productivity.Drive process and product improvement activities to promote product quality, efficiency and manufacturability using statistical techniques, lean manufacturing tools, Six Sigma, tool/fixture design, design experimentation for process and equipment. 

Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing EngineeringTen years Manufacturing Engineering experienceFive years experience in consumer electronics preferredMust have working knowledge of manufacturing processes and principlesExperience in product and process failure analysisKnowledge and understanding of world class manufacturing techniques such as lean manufacturing, JIT, SPC, TQM, etc.Demonstrated record of achievement in manufacturing and problem solving with production teamsExperience in high volume product manufacturingExperience with working with Global Supply Chain manufacturing 

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